national park
Snæfellsjökull National Park
A glacier-capped stratovolcano at the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the entry point for Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
10 km · about 20 min drive
West, Iceland · Europe
Ólafsvík works well as a base: 1 hours from Stykkishólmur, 10km from Snæfellsjökull National Park.
Ólafsvík is a town located in West, Iceland. With a population of 1,010, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ólafsvík sits in Iceland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ólafsvík to your route.
Ólafsvík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈouːˌlafsˌviːk]) is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. Ólafsvík becameRead more
certified trading place, authorized by the Danish King and Danish authorities, in 1687.
It is situated near the western end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, on the north coast of the peninsula. It is on route 54, between Grundarfjörður and Hellissandur. At 23 degrees 42 minutes West, it is the westernmost settlement of its size in Europe.
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Ólafsvík is located in West, Iceland, Europe. The coordinates are 64.8943 latitude, -23.7092 longitude.
Ólafsvík has a population of approximately 1,010 people, making it a town in Iceland.
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national park
A glacier-capped stratovolcano at the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the entry point for Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
10 km · about 20 min drive
national park
A glacier-capped volcano at the tip of Snaefellsnes, immortalised as Verne's 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'.
10 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
Solitary black-painted wooden church of 1848 standing in the Búðahraun lava field on the south coast of Snæfellsnes. Its dark silhouette against lava, glacier and sea is one of Iceland's most photographed compositions.
17 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Iceland's most photographed mountain, a perfectly shaped cone beside Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
20 km · about 25 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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